I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 609: Stunned by the militia's explosives

What Brigade Commander Sato did not expect was that leading his troops out of Huya County at night would eventually become the beginning of his nightmare.

At the beginning, everything was absolutely calm. The scouts who had gone out ahead of time came back to report that there was no one in the trenches dug by the militia on the opposite side.

At the foot of the mountain far away from the trenches, several bonfires were still burning.

He could also vaguely see a lot of simple tents behind the campfire, probably where the militiamen lived.

Brigadier General Sato understood immediately that these militia soldiers who came with the National Army could not suffer in the wild.

They showed off their might in the trenches during the day, but at night they all ran back to rest.

Sato curled his lips and expressed great disdain for these Chinese militia soldiers in his heart.

How can the Chinese anti-Japanese organization, which is unable to endure hardship and work, be a match for the imperial soldiers?

He had forgotten that it was these militia soldiers who happened yesterday.

They blocked the gate of Huya County, leaving his Sato Brigade with no way to retreat.

Sato: "Order the troops to pass quickly, tell them to move quietly, and don't shoot."

The Japanese soldier bent over, holding the Type 38 rifle in his hand, and walked forward step by step.

I saw the first battalion crossing the trench and passing quickly in the shadows.

Until the first scout was 200 meters away from the militia’s habitat, an accident happened.

The soldier seemed to have tripped over something and almost fell.

When the Japanese vanguard sat on the ground.

Then a crisp "ding ding" sound was heard in the darkness.

Then, all around him, it seemed as if countless grenade pull rings popped up in the darkness.

The Japanese scout's face turned green. He saw very clearly that it was the pull ring of the grenade.

The Japanese scout didn't care about being exposed. He shouted in alarm: "Damn enemy attack, there is a trap here!"

Unfortunately, his reminder was too late. In an instant, countless grenades exploded among the Japanese troops.

All of a sudden, the open space behind the trench became lively.

It turned out to be those militia soldiers who had retreated to the rear to rest.

But without the Japanese knowing, they had made arrangements between the positions and the camp.

They set up a large booby trap consisting of grenades.

More than a hundred grenades exploded one after another from front to back.

This is not the end yet. Something surprising is still waiting for Sato.

The militia's mortar position also began to show its power.

(Sato: Damn, I can understand that the Chinese militia has a mortar.

But what the hell is this mortar position?)

Twelve 82-caliber mortars were lined up in two rows.

First, three mortars fired three flares, illuminating this side of the trench as bright as day.

Then the sleepy gunner on duty didn't even have time to wipe his face with cold water.

It is impossible to shoot at high speed by just aiming at the area you have aimed at in advance.

The first battalion of the Japanese troops who were advancing forward had just survived a grenade explosion.

They stood up and were about to charge, but were blown down by mortar shells falling from the sky.

Then the militia’s bunkers came alive, and the Type 24 Maxim heavy machine guns began to show their power.

Spitting fire made of bullets at the Japanese soldiers outside the bunker.

They didn't have to aim at the Japanese outside, but just relied on cross fire to force the Japanese into a dilemma.

Brigadier General Sato didn't have time to think about why a group of militia organizations had so many mortars and heavy machine guns.

He could only order his mortars to fire shells at the militia's firing points.

In order to cover the first battalion of their brigade, they first retreated into the militia's trenches and then reorganized the breakout.

They had just retreated into the trenches, and before they could catch their breath, something strange happened again.

This group of militia was not the kind of local organization similar to the militia that the Japanese saw in the south.

They had all been trained by the guerrilla division and had fought against the Japanese in actual combat.

Their strength is already infinitely close to the level of Fenshui County Lianzhuang Team.

The militia leader Geng Zhuangzi was originally a squad leader under Wang Bidada.

After he followed Wang Bidada to Hebei, his superiors immediately gave him a Mauser pistol and asked him to return to his hometown in Cangzhou to recruit troops.

His father was the second elder brother of the Boxer Rebellion in that area. As soon as Geng Zhuangzi returned, he was welcomed by the villagers.

Within a few days, he led a group of senior brothers, junior brothers and uncles to form an anti-Japanese team.

In less than half a year, relying on the tough character of the people, they fought several fierce battles with the Japanese troops.

As a result, the Japanese held a grudge against him, and a member of the traitorous organization Three Guns Society led the Japanese astray.

Their anti-Japanese brigade of more than a thousand people was surrounded in the Gengjia Town area.

Fortunately, Gengjia Town has a mountain on one side and high walls on the other three sides, so it did not fall immediately.

They finally waited until dark, and when they wanted to break out, they found that they could not.

In order to eliminate the Gengjiazhuang Anti-Japanese Brigade, the Japanese sent an infantry battalion and a regiment of the Imperial Army to encircle and suppress them.

Although Gengzhuangzi had over a thousand men and horses, he only had more than four hundred rifles.

Most of them were still old-style Hanyang-made guns. There were only five light machine guns, and no heavy machine guns or mortars.

They were usually good at ambushes, but when they were really trapped by the Japanese, they were far inferior in weapons.

Fortunately, they caught up with the vanguard of the 7th Guerrilla Division in the middle of the night and entered Hebei to fight.

A regiment of Gansu troops attacked the Japanese battalion headquarters directly from behind.

The Japanese and puppet troops had no idea what was going on and were directly divided into several groups by the Gansu Army.

The members of that puppet army and the Three Guns Society chose to surrender directly.

The Gansu army broke through the town wall and immediately shouted to the people in the town.

"Listen, people from Gengjia Town, we are from the 7th Guerrilla Division of the Gansu Army.

Under the order of the 46th Army Group, we entered Hebei to fight against the Japanese.

Now the Japanese mopping-up troops outside the town have been surrounded by us.

You just stay in the manor and don't come out, lest the bullets hurt you."

After hearing this, Geng Zhuangzi and his fellow disciples became a little unhappy.

At first, they were quite grateful to the reinforcements. After all, they saved more than a thousand of them and thousands of fellow villagers in the town.

But what does it mean, "Bullets don't have eyes, be careful not to hurt you"? Who are you looking down on?

Geng Zhuangzi looked at the man holding the torch below and always felt that he looked familiar.

His eyes rolled and a plan came to mind, and he immediately shouted loudly to the people below.

"I am Geng Zhuangzi, the captain of the Anti-Japanese Brigade from Gengjia Town. Who is the hero below? Tell me your number."

The people below said impatiently: "Didn't I tell you that we are the Gansu Army...

Shit, who did you say you were? Your name is Geng Zhuangzi?

People in this town, please light up your torches."

Afterwards, Geng Zhuangzi climbed up the town wall and asked someone to hold the torch closer to him so that the people below could see him clearly.

The people below laughed and shouted to Geng Zhuangzi on the wall.

"Good boy, I was wondering why the voice sounded so much like yours, and it really is you."